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[Avenger Airport Data #2]
Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 9, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Land Survey]
Engineering land survey for the area designated to have the WASP wishing well memorial built upon.
Date:
August 7, 1992
Creator:
Morris, Stanley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data]
Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 4, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]
Photocopy of a pharmacy receipt from Rolling Plains Pharmacy. The receipt is addressed to First National Bank and signed as received by Kay Graham. It is part of the collection of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
March 28, 1996
Creator:
Rolling Plains Pharmacy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]
Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date:
March 5, 1993
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]
Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Committee meeting including a financial statement, architectural designs presentation, and information on monument plaques, a dedication ceremony, and budgets.
Date:
January 28, 1992
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs]
Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date:
February 20, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992]
Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the July 16, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the San Antonio convention and the memorial dedication ceremony, along with a proposed dedication ceremony agenda.
Date:
July 16, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]
Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the November 19, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the WASP monument and fundraising, as well a partial balance sheet with an address label for Rigdon Edwards seen on the back.
Date:
November 19, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure to WASP from Travelmasters International]
Brochure from a travel agency describing what activities to expect at an upcoming Women Airforce Service Pilots conference in Washington D.C.
Date:
1994
Creator:
Travelmasters International
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustration of Two WASP]
Photocopied sketch of two Women Airforce Service Pilot students, Mildred Axton and Leonora Anderson, posing in large flight suits. Text can be seen printed at the bottom describing the two women demonstrating their "zoot suits", the oversize men's size flight suits they were required to wear.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Morgan, Scott
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Historic Committee Meeting, March 21, 1991]
Minutes for the WASP Historic Committee meeting including a financial report, Amon Carter Museum report, committee assignments, and updates on the WASP monument.
Date:
March 21, 1991
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubbing of WASP Plaque Names
Rubbing taken by Rigdon Edwards from some of the name plaques at the WASP memorial in Sweetwater at the bequest of a WASP named "Rexy", with a note from her about the monument and those who helped create it.
Date:
August 23, 1993
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Dedication 1997 Form]
Form to order room and dinner reservations at the 1997 WASP Memorial Dedication Ceremony, partially filled out by Rigdon Edwards. A note written at the top of the page reads, "glad you are coming! Dawn Seymour".
Date:
1997
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]
Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, March 18, 1993]
Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the March 18, 1993 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes on monument progress and reunion plans.
Date:
March 18, 1992
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, August 20, 1992]
Minutes for the WASP Committee meeting including updates on obtaining a historical marker, fundraising, and brochures and posters.
Date:
August 20, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, January 25, 1990]
Agenda for the WASP Monument Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the January 25, 1990 meeting. This is followed by the meeting minutes addressing facets of the monument project, and a mail flyer on WASP letterhead with a donation request and sample plaque paragraph.
Date:
January 25, 1990
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Meeting, February 22, 1990]
Agenda for the WASP listing action items and discussion points for the February 22, 1990 meeting.
Date:
February 22, 1990
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Meeting, May 6, 1992]
Minutes for the WASP committee meeting including corrections from the previous meeting, details on the WASP monument, and fundraising.
Date:
May 6, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, September 17, 1992]
Minutes for the WASP committee meeting including information on fundraising, the group's planned San Antonio trip, and updates from Rig Edwards and Anne Atkeison.
Date:
September 17, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120
Texas House Concurrent Resolution bill signed by Governor Ann Richards commending the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II for their service to their country on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustration of Elaine Harmon]
Printed illustration of WASP Elaine Harmon sitting on the wing of a plane with a notepad in hand. Text can be seen printed at the bottom that states her plane and class number, and a note in pencil written next to her head reads, "Blue Skies Always- Elaine Harmon".
Date:
1993
Creator:
Morgon, Scott
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]
Minutes for the WASP Committee meeting including WASP memorial site plans discussion, fundraising efforts, a historical marker designation.
Date:
November 19, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History